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●完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从短文后所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
I was 15 when I walked into McCarley's Bookstore in Ashland. As I was looking at 1 on the shelves, the man behind the counter, 2 asked if I'd like 3 . I needed to start saving for college, so I said yes. I 4 after school and during summers for the lowest wages, and the job helped 5 my freshman year of college. I would work many other jobs; I made coffee in the Students Union during college; I was a hotel maid and 6 made maps for the U.S. Forest Service. But selling books was one of the most 7 .
One day a woman asked me for books on cancer. She seemed fearful. I showed her almost 8 we had at that time 9 and found other books we could order. She left the store less 10 .I've always remembered the pride I felt in having helped her.
Years later, as a 11 in Los Angeles, I heard about an immigrant child who was born 12 his fingers connected, weblike. His family could not afford a corrective operation, and the boy lived in 13 , hiding his hand in his pocket.
I 14 my boss to let me do the story. After my story was broadcast, a doctor and a nurse called, offering to perform the 15 for free.
I visited the boy in the 16 room soon after the operation. The first thing he did was to hold up his repaired hand and say, "Thank you." I felt a sense of 17 .
In the past, while I was 18 ,I always sensed I was working for the customers, not the store. Today it's the 19 . NBC News pays my salary, but I feel as if I work for the 20 , helping them make sense of the world.
1. A. maps B. articles C. titles D. reports
2. A. the reader B. the shop owner C. the college student D. the customer
3. A. a book B. any help C. some tea D. a job
4. A. worked B. studied C. cooked D. read
5. A. fit for B. pay for C. run for D. enter for
6. A. even B. yet C. so D. still
7. A. boring B. surprising C. disappointing D. satisfying
8. A. anything B. something C. everything D. nothing
9. A. in need B. in all C. in store D. in order
10. A. satisfied B. worried C. excited D. puzzled
11. A. doctor B. store owner C. TV reporter （n.记者） D. bookseller（n.书商）
12. A. with B. in C. by D. for
13. A. honour B. shame C. horror D. danger
14. A. advised B. forced C. permitted D. persuaded
15. A. operation B. program C. treatment D. action
16. A. waiting B. operation C. reading D. recovery
17. A. sadness B. pleasure C. interest D. disappointment
18. A. at McCarley's Bookstore B. in the Students Union
C. at the U. S. Forest Service D. at the TV station
19. A. difference B. usual C. same D. request
20. A. readers B. passengers C. customers D. viewers
本短文生词及固定搭配
一、生词
1、I was looking at① titles on the ②shelves
① title ['ta?t(?)l]
● 复数: titles
● n.冠军；标题；头衔；
权利；字幕
② shelf [?elf]
● 复数: shelves〔?elvz〕
● n.架子；搁板；搁板状物
2、the man behind the counter(在柜台后面的那个人)
counter ['ka?nt?]
n. 柜台；对立面；计数器；（某些棋盘游戏的）筹码
vt. 反击，还击；反向移动，对着干；反驳，回答
3、I needed to① start ②saving for college(我需要开始存钱上大学)
①start[stɑ?t]
n. 开始；起点
vt. 开始；启动
②save[se?v]
vt. 存钱；节省；解救
n. 救球，救援
● star[stɑ?]
n. 星，恒星；明星；星形物
adj. 明星的，主角的；星形的
vt. 用星号标于；由…主演，由…担任主角
vi. 担任主角
4、I worked after school and during summers for the lowest wages,( 我放学后和暑假期间工作的最低工资)
wage[we?d?]
● 复数: wages
● n.工资；代价；报偿
5、the job helped even my freshman year of college.(这份工作帮助我的大学一年级)
freshman['fre?m?n]
● 复数: freshmen
● n.大学一年级学生; 新手，生手
6、I made coffee in the Students Union during college;（我在大学期间学生联盟煮了咖啡）
union ['jun??n]
n. 联盟，协会；工会；联合
7、made maps for the U.S. Forest Service（为美国林务局制作地图）
forest ['f?r?st]
n. 森林
vt. 植树于，使成为森林
service ['s??v?s]
n. 服务，服侍；服役；仪式
adj. 服务性的；耐用的
8、But selling books was one of the most 7 .
A. boring（无聊的,令人厌烦的） B. surprising令人惊奇 C. disappointing令人失望的 D. satisfying令人满意的
9、She seemed fearful
fearful ['f??f?l]
adj. 可怕的；担心的；严重的
10、found other books we could order
order['??d?]
vt. 定购；命令；整理；
vi. 定货；命令
n. 定单；命令；
11、 pay for 付钱
run for 竞选
enter for 参与
12、She left the store less worried（着急的） .I've always remembered（v记得） the pride（n 骄傲；自豪） I felt in having helped her.
13、reporter （n.记者）bookseller（n.书商）
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